Admissions

Admissions

Application Deadline:Application will be available starting January 2017

Program Start Date: January 2018

Prospective students may apply anytime and are accepted from deadlines throughout the year. Early application is encouraged so the student's transcripts can be evaluated. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and students will be notified of their acceptance by letter or phone.

This program offers an accelerated format for those possessing a degree in a non-nursing field and meeting prerequisites. Any associate, bachelor, or higher degree is acceptable. Students maintain a full-time status for 15 months - the last six weeks of which are spent in a one-on-one preceptorship.

Program Admissions Criteria

Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

Associate's or Bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 from a regionally accredited institution

Meet program technical standards

Completion of the general education pre-requisite courses prior to January enrollment.

We strongly suggest that you begin working on your application as early as possible and submit no later than four to five weeks before the published deadline. This will allow time for NursingCAS to verify transcripts and other submitted documents.

Arts & Sciences Requirements

Before enrolling in the ACE Program, students must have completed the following courses, totaling 49-52 credit hours. These courses may be completed at NMC prior to matriculation or transferred from regionally accredited institutions.

Students who enter the program with an associate degree must also complete HUM 150: Critical Reasoning and Rhetoric; those with a Bachelor degree are given transfer credit for this class.

COM 101: English Composition

SCI 226 Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab

HUM 150 Critical Reasoning & Rhetoric (Associate Degree applicants)

SCI 240 Principles & Concepts of Nutrition

HUM 210 Introduction to Ethics

SCI 280 Microbiology with Lab

HUM 255 World of Ideas: Historical Perspectives

SSC 101 Introduction to Psychology

HUM 220/255/270* World of Ideas: Elective

SSC 215 Lifespan Psychology

HUM 220/255/270* World of Ideas: Elective

SSC 235 The Sociology of Culture

SCI 103 College Chemistry with Lab

SSC 360 Introduction to Statistics

SCI 116 Medical Terminology

SSC 370 Principles of Research

SCI 225 Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab

*At least one of the two humanities elective courses must be in the Arts or Human Connection distribution area.

The College Registrar will evaluate previous transcripts. To get started, contact the Admissions office.